But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33

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I am sure you have heard this verse if you have been in church for any amount of time.  I want you to look at it in context and hopefully you can see how powerful it is for you and your business.

Matthew 6:33 reminds me of a chorus in a current Christian song called “First” by Lauren Daigle that says, “Before I bring my needs, I will bring my heart.”  Those words really get to the depth of this verse.

Too often we make our business and personal plans, then try to fit God into them.  That is the exact opposite of what the Bible says.  I know we have to have a vision and we want to set goals about in our business, but look at the context of this Bible verse and see how everything lines up.

This chapter starts out talking about some of the common practices a good disciple: giving, prayer, and fasting.  The next section talks about where our treasures are: in our heart or in the bank.  Then, we come to the last part where the Bible talks about worry and ends with the fact that if we seek God first, our lives will work out the way HE wants them to.

If you look at the progression, it gives us some great insight.  Let me break it down.

First, in verses 1-18 the Bible says our actions must be in line with our faith.  Our habits and practice are physical actions that we take because of our faith. When we have good spiritual habits, it is easier to hear from God and stay in His will for our lives.  How’s your spiritual habits?

Second, verses 19-24 talks about how our heart must be lined up with spiritual things.  After our outer actions reflect what God wants, then our inner actions start to come into line with God’s direction.  It talks about how we think about money and what we put into our brains. The verse talks about how the eyes let things into our brains. So think about what you are letting into your brain on a regular basis.  Does it honor God?

Lastly, verses 25-34 talk about worry.  It gets into the depths of our emotions, feelings from our past and fears about our future.  I love the last verse “Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow.  Each day has enough trouble of it’s own.”

Yes, we must plan, but we must not worry beyond the right now and what we can control.  We must release what we don’t have control over to God.  When we start with God and put Him first with our whole hearts, we will find the rest of life falling wonderfully into place.

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33

Go and be blessed and be a blessing!